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House adopts bill changing restoration-of-rights process, after lengthy floor debate
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 407 to revise and centralize the court process by which Tennesseans may seek restoration of citizenship rights, including voting and firearm rights.
The Tennessee House voted to pass Senate Bill 407, a bill that restructures the process for restoring various rights of citizenship — including voting and firearm rights — for people with prior convictions.
Supporters said the bill creates a single, court‑based petition that clarifies what rights can be restored and when, and it allows courts to grant one or more rights rather than forcing an all‑or‑nothing approach. Sponsors and committee chairs said the bill standardizes and clarifies a previously fractured set of rules.
Representative Halsey, the bill sponsor on the floor, described the measure as creating "one process for everyone seeking restoration of rights of…
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